The Australian cricketers are notorious for their on-field remarks to the opponents but a Pakistani middle-order batsman has come forth with a productive antidote.
Haris Sohail, who scored a magnificent hundred to put Pakistan in the commanding position against Australia in the first Test at Dubai, has said that he wasn’t bothered much by the Australian sledging as he basically ignored any remarks passed on to him.
The journalists who gathered for the post-day press conference laughed when Sohail responded to query by beginning with, “I am a very polite person.”
He went on to say, “So I didn’t even look at the Australians. Once or twice they had a few words to say to me but I ignored it.”
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Needless to say, whatever Sohail did worked wonders for him.
In July this year, Australian Coach Justin Langer had said that his team will continue to sledge despite the scrutiny on their behaviour following the ball-tampering scandal.
“There’s a difference between banter and abuse and abuse is no good,” said Langer. “There’s no room for it on the field but there’s plenty of room for banter or what we call sledging because it’s a fun part of the game.”
Meanwhile, Sohail pointed out that his past score in England helped him learn and improve his performance.
“In the England series, I was out in the 30s but I learnt a lot from those scores. My intention was to move forward from those types of scores and thankfully I have done that today,” he stated.
The stylish batsman believes that he has worked a lot on his bowling with the coaches and hopes to play as an allrounder if given an opportunity.
On his slow strike rate, he said that the Aussie bowlers were reluctant to take the new bowl due to which it was difficult to score and the runs began flowing as soon as the ball was replaced.
The centurion was of the opinion that Pakistan has posted a good total in the first innings which was the initial target for the Sarfraz Ahmed-led side.
